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Thursday, March 7, 2019

JOHN ANDERSON "SWINGIN'" INTO 2019 WITH NEW 40TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION

Country Legend Celebrates Career Milestone with New Music, Touring with Blake Shelton, and Inclusion in New 'American Currents' Exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum

In celebration of four decades of hits, country music traditionalist John Anderson has released 40 Years and Still Swingin'. The new two-disc album revisits the songs that speak straight to his creative artistry and commitment to the genre.

The 40-song album includes several previously unreleased tracks as well as fresh new takes of his biggest hits, including "Seminole Wind," "Black Sheep," "Money in the Bank," "Straight Tequila Night," "Swingin,'" and "Wild and Blue."

"This year has started out on fire for us and no sign of slowing down... I feel great and am enjoying this part of my 40-year career more than any other time I remember," says Anderson. "This two-disc set was long overdue and has the hits you'd expect, but also includes a few previously unreleased songs that didn't make it onto past albums for one reason or another, but I felt they deserved a chance to be heard. It's always nice to walk down memory lane, but we aren't resting either!"

The new collection of songs is available for purchase now at Amazon.com. Album streaming (Spotify) and downloads (iTunes, Google Play) will be available this Friday, March 8, HERE.

Also on March 8, the American Currents: The Music of 2018 exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum in Nashville will open to the public. The exhibit will include artifacts from Anderson's storied career.

Last month, Anderson embarked on Blake Shelton's "Friends & Heroes" tour. On the national road show, Anderson joins Shelton, the Bellamy Brothers, Trace Adkins and Lauren Alaina for an 18-city tour across the country.

"Connecting with old and new fans alike on Blake's tour has been a lot of fun," he adds. "One segment of the show is all of us with acoustic guitars, getting the heart of the song. That's how I started out, and I've kept that value first after all these years."

40 Years and Still Swingin' Track Listing:

Disc 11. I'm Just an Old Chunk of Coal2. I've Got It Made3. Freedom Isn't Free4. Straight Tequila Night5. Would You Catch a Fallen Star6. Magic Mama7. When I Get Down8. Money in the Bank9. I Loved You a Thousand Ways10. Chicken Truck11. I Will Cross Over the River12. Small Farm in Kentucky13. Bend It Till It Breaks14. Somebody Slap Me15. Long Black Veil16. Goldmine17. Peace in the Valley18. She Just Started Liking Cheatin' Songs19. I Just Came Home to Count the Memories20. Seminole Wind

Disc 21. Black Sheep2. Your Lyin' Blue Eyes3. Song the Mountain Sings4. When It Comes to You5. Back Home6. Let Somebody Else Drive7. Wish I Could've Been There8. Walkin' in the Shadows9. Wild and Blue10. Mississippi Moon11. Tokyo, Oklahoma12. 195913. Louisiana Son of a Beast14. Someday I'm Gonna Go Fishin'15. Down in Tennessee16. On and On17. Goin' Downhill18. The Rain19. Occasional Eagle20. Swingin'